Starting with the first tense days of the war against Iraq, I made it a point to watch American servicemen being interviewed on cable television. Every one of them, when asked why they were eager to fight in Iraq, in essence gave this unhesitating reply: "First, to destroy a murderous regime before it acquires the capability to attack our country and the rest of the free world with weapons of mass destruction." [Itís called "self-defense."] "Second, to liberate the people of Iraq from decades of oppression." [Itís called "compassion."]

Folks: I had no idea that we were supporting these people like this. I thought you might like to know more about how the government misuses our dollars. Who the hell authorizes all this crap?? It is certainly time that we rise up and take our government back and put it 'in the hands of the PEOPLE. Not the Government we have allowed to get sooo big we never be able to go back to the Original Constitution as intended by our forefathers. This lady is 100% right in my opinion. Respectfully, Don DeSanto

A STUDENT WAS HANDING OUT FLYERS ON THURSDAY AT UMB CAMPUS TO PROMOTE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AT NOON ON FRIDAY, THE 35TH ANIVERSARY OF dR. kING'S MURDER. THE STUDENT, WAS WEARING A SHIRT WHICH SAID "MILITARY RECRUITERS OFF MY CAMPUS!" ON THE BACK AND THE FRONT SAID "EDUCATION NOT ENLISTMENT". THE POLICE WERE CALLED BY THE RECRUITERS AS A REACTION TO THE SHIRT. A PROFESSOR, TONY MENELIK VAN DER MEER, STUCK UP FOR TONY NARO AFTER BEING TOLD BY A RECRUITER THAT "SINCE HE WAS ORGANIZING FOR kING HE SHOULD BE SHOT IN THE HEAD. a VERBAL BATTLE ENSUED AND THE RECRUITER WAS LEFT ALONE AND THE PROFESSOR ARRESTED AND ROUGHED UP.